Readers of Condé Nast Traveler agree: When it’s time to treasure an exclusive beachfront escape in the Sunshine State, Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina is a premier destination for leisure and business. The world-renowned travel magazine has just named the Fort Myers resort to its Top Resorts in Florida list. Readers from around the…
Wyndham Vacation Rentals UK has expanded its growing national portfolio with the purchase of cottage and luxury lodge agency Blue Chip Holidays. The Blue Chip business offers more than 1,100 high-quality rental properties, and further extends WVR UK’s top-end self-catering portfolio, particularly across the South West. With this latest addition, the Wyndham Vacation Rentals UK…
Vacation Resorts International (VRI), a provider of management and leisure services to vacation owners and an operating business of ILG (Nasdaq: ILG), announced that it has entered into a property management agreement with the Florida Bay Club located in Key Largo on the northernmost island of the Florida Keys. VRI is known for its cost-effective…
Recognizing guests’ needs to travel differently from trip to trip, Wyndham Rewards today unveiled plans to expand its award-winning program across one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, Wyndham Worldwide, starting with the immediate addition of more than 17,000 condos and homes to the program’s already-impressive, nearly 8,000 hotel redemption portfolio. The move is an…
Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services and an operating business of ILG (Nasdaq: ILG), and Ocean Two Partnership Limited, a subsidiary of Barbados hospitality group Ocean Hotels, announced the extension of their affiliation agreement. The multiyear contract includes Ocean Two Resort and Residences, a mixed-use resort on the south coast of Barbados,…
Festiva, the developer for the Festiva hotel and resort properties and the Festiva Adventure Club, today discussed changes in how they provide information to better serve the needs of 21st century vacationers. “Since Festiva was founded, we have constantly been innovating to provide our members with the best possible vacations,” said Mr. Herbert H. “Butch”…
Original Resorts, the leading Mexican expert of adult hospitality and creator of world-renowned collections, is rebranding as Original Group, as the company continues to grow and diversify its vast array of offerings. The company’s branding relaunch includes a new name, a new logo, and an exciting new website, original-group.com, detailing its hospitality collections aimed at…
The Westgate Resorts Foundation announced today its 2016 philanthropic investment of $1 million in Central Florida and in communities nationwide where Westgate Resorts operates. This represents the largest distribution the Foundation has ever awarded in a single year. In celebration of its 15th anniversary, the Foundation awarded grants to 50 nonprofits committed to Westgate’s…
Edge Steakhouse at Westgate Park City Resort & Spa has received the esteemed AAA Four Diamond Rating. This is the first time the restaurant has attained this celebrated rating. “AAA is delighted to recognize Edge Steakhouse as a Four Diamond restaurant,” said Michael Petrone, director of AAA Inspections & Diamond Ratings. “To maintain the…
The Registry Collection® program, the world’s largest luxury exchange program, announced a new affiliation that adds Eden Roc at Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic to its network. This property joins 200 other elite properties in 40 countries that are a part of the luxury exchange program. “We are thrilled to add Eden Roc at…
Continuing its commitment to corporate social responsibility – with an unmistakable dash of Karma joie de vivre – Karma Group recently held the 2016 Penguin Walk, a 30-kilometre hike winding through the hills, fields, forests and beaches near the coast of St. Tropez in France. The Penguin Walk was enjoyed by 15 intrepid, committed Penguins…
CRDA, the Canadian Resort Development Association, is proud to announce that it has entered into Industry Association Partnership Agreements with two of the major industry trade associations. AMDETUR, the Mexican Resort Development Association, and C.A.R.E., the Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers. These Agreements expand opportunities of beneficial reciprocity and erase international borders between these Canadian,…